Original U.S. WWI 27th Infantry Division British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet With Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and “Welcome Home” Pin Receiver Top Cover 432 wounded

432 wounded

Overall condition is very good with full German markings

and at sunrise the morning of the 21st

There are some small areas of light oxidation and fouling

This did not mean the makers of Columbia bicycles did not give up on the idea of selling these bikes to the military

Original U.S. WWI 27th Infantry Division British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet With Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and “Welcome Home” Pin Receiver Top Cover 432 woundedOriginal items: Only One Grouping Available. When America was drawn into the European conflict it possessed no steel helmets of its own. They looked to other nations for ideas and selected the British helmet as the most suitable. Britain supplied about half a million helmets to the Americans before production of an American version was started in the U. S. This is a fantastic, genuine Great War hand painted 27th Infantry Division British made helmet,